Comparison

Cyber Rx vs Dirigo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cyber Rx

Features
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Do you know what your device is doing in the background? Cyber Rx is a professional-grade privacy diagnostic tool that reveals exactly which external servers and services your apps are communicating with. Designed for transparency, it empowers you to audit your device’s network activity and understand your true digital footprint. Without needing to route your data through external VPNs, Cyber Rx runs entirely on-device to capture a real-time snapshot of your active connections. It categorizes background traffic, helping you quickly identify analytics trackers, advertising networks, and essential app infrastructure. CORE CAPABILITIES: • Real-Time Network Snapshots: Instantly see active connections and outgoing requests occurring behind the scenes. • Intelligent Categorization: Automatically groups connections into distinct categories (e.g., Trackers, Analytics, Essential) so you know exactly who is collecting data. • Historical Privacy Trends: Keep a log of your device's activity over time to spot recurring trackers or unusual network behaviors. • Professional PDF Reports: Export and share your privacy diagnostics in a clean, easily readable format. • Local-First Architecture: Your data never leaves your device. All analysis is performed locally for maximum security. FREE VS LIFETIME ACCESS: Cyber Rx provides a powerful free tier allowing you to preview active services. Upgrading to the Lifetime unlock gives you unrestricted access to the full list of network findings, deep-dive historical reports, and comprehensive behavioral trend analysis safely gathered over time. Take back control of your device’s privacy. Get your diagnostic snapshot today with Cyber Rx.

About

Dirigo

Control your home theater devices, including AV receivers and smart TVs, from your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Manage playback, adjust settings, and create custom activities for a seamless entertainment experience.

Highlights
  • Control Marantz and Denon AV receivers
  • Browse and play HEOS streaming sources
  • Manage multi-zone receiver controls
  • Configure receiver settings
  • Remote control for Apple TV, Android TV, Google TV
  • Customizable Home Assistant remotes
  • Create one-tap room activities
Features
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Dirigo is one remote for your home theater, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. It controls current Marantz and Denon AV receivers directly over Wi-Fi, well beyond what the bundled remote can do, and with Home Assistant it works without one. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Power, volume, every input and every surround mode your receiver supports • Browse and play HEOS streaming sources — Qobuz, TIDAL, Amazon Music, TuneIn, and the rest • Manage the queue, see what is playing, skip tracks, view history • Control each zone on multi-zone receivers • Configure room correction, speaker levels, HDMI output, video settings, and the deep menus your physical remote pretends don't exist • Activate Quick Selects you have programmed on the receiver • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and an Apple Watch app • Siri and Shortcuts ("Toggle mute with Dirigo", "Set volume with Dirigo") ACTIVITIES One tap sets the whole room: turn on the receiver and the TV, pick the input, set the volume and the lights. Every step reports what actually happened, and Activities run from Shortcuts too. TELEVISION REMOTES Pair the television or streaming box in the same room and Dirigo becomes its remote too. Apple TV gets a touchpad — swipe to navigate, tap to select — along with transport buttons and the Apple TV's own Control Centre and app switcher. Android TV, Google TV and NVIDIA Shield get a D-pad, Back and Home, and play, pause and skip. Dirigo tells you which app is on screen. Volume routes back to your receiver, and a now-playing card on your home screen shows what is on — title, artist, artwork, and how far through it is. Drag the progress bar to jump to a moment. Pairing is a one-time setup: Dirigo finds the television on your network and you type in the code it puts on screen. CUSTOM REMOTES (HOME ASSISTANT) Build remotes from the devices on your own Home Assistant server. • Add lights, switches, fans, buttons, scenes, scripts and sensor readings, and arrange them your way • Add a D-pad or a transport row and choose what each button drives • A Now Playing remote for a Home Assistant media player: artwork, progress, play and skip, volume • Show an infrared appliance on the Home screen: its inputs, volume and power, with a full remote for everything else • Put Home Assistant lights and scenes on your receiver's Home screen buttons • No Denon or Marantz receiver? Choose "Connect Home Assistant" when you first open Dirigo DEMO MODE No receiver to test against? Tap "Explore Demo Mode" on the Welcome screen to explore the app with a synthetic receiver, Apple TV and Android TV. PRIVACY Dirigo collects nothing. No analytics, no identifiers, no third-party tracking SDKs, no Dirigo account. All receiver, television and Home Assistant control happens on your local Wi-Fi network; Dirigo refuses Home Assistant Cloud and internet addresses. If you connect Home Assistant, its access token is stored in your iPhone's keychain and sent only to your own Home Assistant server. The only public-internet activity is album art: when you browse a HEOS streaming source, or show a Home Assistant media player whose cover is hosted by a music service, iOS loads the picture from that service's own image address, anonymously. Full policy at bit0100bitsoftware.com/dirigo-privacy. REQUIREMENTS A current-generation Denon or Marantz AV receiver with HEOS (Cinema 50, SR-series, AVR-X-series and similar), or a Home Assistant server. iOS 18 or later. Your receiver or Home Assistant server must be on the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone. Apple TV pairing requires tvOS 18 or later. Android TV pairing works with Android TV and Google TV devices that support the built-in remote pairing service, including NVIDIA Shield. Dirigo is an independent third-party app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sound United, Denon, Marantz, Apple, Google, NVIDIA, or the Open Home Foundation. Home Assistant is a trademark of the Open Home Foundation.

Screenshots

Cyber Rx4 screens
Dirigo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dirigo at every 2 days against Cyber Rx's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cyber Rx sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dirigo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cyber Rx ships an update every 3 weeks, Dirigo every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cyber Rx versus Dirigo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCyber RxDirigo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohamed SaudBit 0100 Bit Software LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cyber Rx

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
1 purchases

Dirigo

One-time1
  • Dirigo$7.99

Questions

Is Cyber Rx free?
Cyber Rx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dirigo free?
Dirigo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cyber Rx or Dirigo have ads?
Neither Cyber Rx nor Dirigo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cyber Rx or Dirigo?
Cyber Rx ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dirigo every 2 days. Most recently, Cyber Rx was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dirigo on October 31, 2026.

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